Mailing-tube.



E. G. HAMILTON.

MAILING TUBE.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 6, 1907.

Patented Sept. 6,1910.

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'EHEGAR G. HAMILTON, 0F BURLINGTON, VERMOE'E MAILING-TUBE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. d, 1916?.

application filed August 6, 1907. Serial No. 387,328.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it"known that I, EDGAR G. HAMILTON,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Burlington, in the county of Chittenden and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mailing-Tubes, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad therein-to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in mailing tubes.

The object of my invention is to provide a tube which is so constructed and arranged that the contents thereof may be readily removed and the tube at the same time maintaining the same advantages of the ordinary tube.

Another object of my invention is to provide a more simple cheap and. effective tube to accomplish the above results.

In the accompanying drawings l igure l is a perspective view of my improved tube.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the contents of the tube in a position to be grasped for removal. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one end of a tube showinga modified form. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of Fig. 3 showing the contents of the tube in a position to be grasped for removal. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a still further modification showing at the left end an opening and at right hand end a single longitudinal slit.

Referring now to the drawings 1 represents a tube which is of the ordinary form made of paper or paste-board and formed either by spiral winding or by winding an oblong sheet of paper or in any other manner as this forms no part of my invention. The tube 1 adjacent one end is provided with a transverse slit 2 which leaves a,solid portion 3 between said slit and the end i of the tube. The said transverse slit or cut 2 extends approximately half way around the tube which makes the manipulation of the tube more easy but could if desired be made slightly shorter.

The roll of papers or drawings as indicated are placed in the tube the same as the ordinary plain tube and the tube wrapped in the usual manner for mailing. When it is desired to remove the contents of the tube the wrapper is removed and by pressing down upon the tube on the inside of the slit or cut as indicated at-o the tube can be depressed inwardly and carrying with it the contents of the tube, thusv forcing the con tents thereof away from one wall of the tube. The portion 3 of the tube between the slit 2 and end a remaining in its normal position allows the finger to grasp the contents of the tube and remove the same and also serves as a. solid end for the tube to form a solid tube and prevent the contents of the same from being mashed or otherwise injured.

In Figs. 8 and 4 l have shown two longitudinal parallel slits 7" and 8 a distance from the end of the tube and the material of the tube between said slits can be depressed as indicated at 9 in Fig. i which forces the contents of the roll inwardly the same as described in respect to Fig. 1 and the drawings can be removed. I

In Fig. 5 on the left I have shown the tube provided with an elongated opening it and the contents of the tube can be forced inwardly ly a direct engagement thereof by the finger as will be readily seen. On the right of Fig. 5 l have shown a single slit or cut 11 extending longitudinally of the tube and the same can be pressed inwardly on either side of the slit for forcing the contents of the tube away from the walls thereof.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patout is An article of manufacture, comprising a f 

